Chapter 5

UNEDITED-

"Yes.. can we go now please?"

"Come on then.." He sighed..

"So what did we even come here for?. You were barely in there five minutes."

"Every couple of days I have to bring them here, so they can be checked over.."

"Checked for what?" Lucille asked, furrowing her eyebrows.

"For a few different things.." Tracking devices mostly, which the occasional one is found.

"Okay.." She shrugged before opening the door and climbing into the back seat.

"Are you alright?"

"Yes.."

Alberto got into the car. An awkward silence filled the air.. "Do you want the radio?"

"Yes please.." Lucille spoke quietly and Alberto let out a small chuckle.

After they got back Lucille thanked Alberto and was about to make her way upstairs when her mother appeared. "Hello darling. Where is Phoebe?" Julia looked behind her daughter waiting for Phoebe to say 'here' but she didn't.

"I didn't feel very well so I came back early.."

"Oh love what's wrong? Do you want me to make you some soup?" Lucille had to refrain from rolling her eyes. She never cared this much.. not even when Lucille was rolling around in pain from throwing up so much.

"I'll be alright.. I think I just need to lay down for a bit.."

"Oh okay, let me know if you need anything, I'll be in all day.."

"Where is Shiloh?"

"Oh she went for a play date with Mrs Vanhoutens daughter.. she will be back before dinner.." Julia smiled.

"Okay.." Lucille nodded.. "Well I should feel better by then.."

"Good" Julia nodded as she moved out of the way for Lucille to pass.. Lucille awkwardly nodded again before walking past her mother and up the stairs.

After a while of sitting on her bed in silence Lucille decided to text Jen.. 'This place is hell I want to come home!'

'You want to come back to boarding school? Lu your acting crazy.. just look at what you have..'

'I have hell'

Lucilles phone started ringing.. "Is it really that bad?.."

"Yes.."

"Why?"

"Because of Phoebe and her stupid friend"

"Her friend?"

"Yes. First she walked into me and broke her phone, she blamed me for the whole thing.. I paid for her phone to be fixed and then she still chose to call me arrogant and big headed.."

"You do sometimes come off that way.."

"Are you fucking joking?.. Arrogant? Bigheaded? This girl needs to meet my grandfather.. then she will know the meaning-"

"Hey.. I know you are soft in the middle, but there are so many solid layers before you get there.. most people don't take the time, that is not your fault.."

"I can't believe you just said that.. If I hang up the phone now can we just forget I ever started this conversation?"

"No.. Why did Phoebe make you angry?"

"The only time she has spoke to me so far is when she had no choice.. and when we were trying to decide what to do she said.. 'what do you like?' can you believe that?"

"Yes.. actually I can. She wants to know what you like to figure out what you want to do?"

"But her friend had to basically force her into it.."

"So you want her to talk to you off her own back?" Jen did her best to understand Lucilles motives but was finding it hard.

"Exactly!.. I think?"

"Okay.. but you've ignored every letter she sent, and you haven't seen each other in three years. Don't you think she might be struggling with this too?"

Lucille heard the front door swing closed with a clunk.. focusing more to hear her sister speak to her mum.. "Hello sweetie.."

"Hey, did Lucille come back yet?"

"Yeah, she said you knew where she was.."

"No I did, I was just making sure she got home okay.."

"She's fine.. she just said she didn't feel too good. Why don't you go and ask her if she needs anything?"

"Lucille?.. Lucille?!.. LUCILLE!!"

"Huh? Yeah sorry I've got to go.. love you bye." A knock came at the door. "Come in.."

"Hello love" Julia opened the door and stepped inside.. "-do you need anything?"

"No I'm good thank you.."

"Okay.. I'm still here.."

"Thanks Ma.." Lucille nodded. 'So Phoebe wants to be like that..'

The next day arrived.. Phoebe and Lucille pretty much ignored each other for the whole day. Phoebe managed to get out of dragging Lucille around which Lu was pleased about.. She went back out to spend another day with her friends.

Shiloh un-boxed her new present and was absolutely thrilled. Most of Lucilles day was spent taking turns driving the race car around the huge back garden. Soon enough it was dinner time, Lucille tried to eat what she could of the roast dinner which wasn't much.. She pushed the meat around her plate and ate a mouthful of sweetcorn.. This certainly won't sustain her body for long, she must come up with a plan before she gets too hungry. The day was almost up and Shiloh was being put to bed..

"Good night Lolo.. sweet dreams.."

"I love you Lu, good night.." Shiloh held her sister close, planting a loving kiss on her cheek.

"I love you too"

Shiloh walked off to her bedroom with a grinning Julia. Lucille went back to her room and closed the door.. as she sat down on her bed someone lightly tapped on her bedroom door.

"Lucille?" Phoebe asked quietly from just outside.

"Come in.."

The door handle slowly turned and the door opened.. "Are you sure you want that?" Lucille just looked plainly at her sister who still wouldn't enter the room.

"Are you coming in or not?" Phoebe nodded and took a step through the door.. "You're so weird.."

"Why didn't you ever write back?".. Finally Phoebe had plucked up the courage to ask a real question.

"I never read your letters.." Lucille replied like it was obvious.. "-did you think I would after the last thing I heard you say was.. 'It wasn't me it was Lucille'?"

"You never read them?"

"That's what I said.."

"Look, I never meant for any of this.. I was just a stupid kid"

"It doesn't matter now.. let's just get this year over with and then we can both go our separate ways.."

"Okay.." Phoebe sighed, turning to walk out of the room as she held back her tears and closing the door behind her. Phoebe wasn't even sure what she went there for in the first place. Just that she knew her sister was hurt and that she wanted to be close to Lu.

Almost three and half hours later Lucille was tossing and turning unable to sleep.. Feeling guilty about how she left things with Phoebe.. she really wanted to have her sister back but, both of them had changed drastically.. they no longer had the twin bond or any bond. Lucille felt that it would just be easier to carry on the way they are.. Even if it hurts like hell.

Lu slid her phone off the nightstand and looked to the address Connor had sent her. It's likely that the party is still in full swing. Parties are more Phoebes thing but Lu decided to give it a try since it's better than staying here..

Lucille quickly and quietly got herself ready.. A light grey dress shirt, a pair of dark grey fitted trousers and a pair of black doc martins.. She pulled out the burgundy ribbon and wrapped it around her neck.. Before long her coat was on and she was ready to go. She opened the window and climbed out onto the ledge that was a part of the living room roof. Carefully walking to the edge and dropping down, landing perfectly on her feet.

After skipping over the fence and walking down the street a little Lucille phoned a cab to take her to the address. Before long the cab was pulling up to a large house.. Loud pop music playing inside.. Colourful flashing lights flying out of almost every window. 'I guess this is the place' Lucille paid the fair and stepped out of the car, putting on her sun glasses before facing the blaring lights.

'Hey it's Lu from from the mechanics.. I'm here.' She sent a quick text to Connor before walking up to the house.. two guys were standing on the front porch playing tonsil tennis. Nice.

Many pairs of lustful eyes followed Lucille through the foyer which she was able to easily ignore as almost all of them are guys.

"Hey Lu!" A rather drunk Connor stumbled his way over to Lucille through the crowd of dancing people. "I was wondering if you were gonna show up.."

"Yeah well.. here I am.."

He handed Lucille a can.. "And here's a beer.."

"Thanks.." Lucille smiled to him before cracking open the drink..

"Let me introduce you to some of my friends.."

As Connor dragged Lucille around to meet various people she drank her drink and nodded happily. "Oh you finished it?.. Here let me get you another one.. or do you want something else?"

"What else do you have?"

"Come with me" Connor pulled Lucille along by her wrist into the kitchen where a few people were talking and fixing drinks.. "Lets try this, you have to drink it all in one.." He spoke after pouring something into a shot glass and handing it to her.. She looked to him questioningly. "Come on.. it's just one shot.. I'll even do it with you and I've already had way too many.." The slurring of his words spoke for itself.

"Fine.." Lu waited until he was ready before throwing the liquid to the back of her throat. She pulled a face and licked the back of her hand to get the horrible taste out of her mouth.. "What the fuck was that?"

Connor spat his out and picked up the bottle checking while pulling a face himself.. "Uh absinth?" .. "Do you want to try something else?.. what about this?.." he poured them both another.. She looked around to the other people in the room and soon realised they had become a little blurry. "Here.." He handed her the shot glass. They both gulped it down in one..

The fruity after taste of it was alot better than the first.. "What was that one?"

"I'm not sure.. sometimes they hide this stuff from their parents and have to bring it in a different bottle.. hey why do you always wear sunglasses?"

"The light hurts my eyes" She answered with a half truth.

"Connor!"

"Where did you go man?" Two of Connors friends ran over and jumped on him..

"He's talking to a hot girl.." Lucille rolled her eyes.. As the other guy rubbed his knuckles against Connors head..

"Is it alright if we steal him for a few minutes?" One of guys smiled..

"Yeah.. take as long as you need.." Lucille chuckled and nodded..

As they laughed and walked away from her Lucille tried hard to hear what they were saying over the music. "Did you get her number yet?"

"Chillout! I already have it but it's not like that.. she's really just a cool person" And that was the last thing she heard making her smile more. Connor has been a really nice guy.. but nice 'guys' aren't Lucilles type.

As the alcohol began to take hold of Lucilles body and mind for the second time ever, she felt as though she was hovering.. Floating in the air as everything moved around her. The first time being drunk was when Jen snuck wine into the dorms, that was nothing like this..

"Hey.." A tall guy that looked to be in his late twenties wearing a dark purple buttoned up shirt and black trousers stood beside Lucille getting her attention..

"Hello.."

"Do you want a drink? Everyone is supposed to have a drink in their hand at a party.." The man leant over the table to pour Lucille a drink..

"Thank you.." Lu nodded as he passed over the plastic cup to her..

"You're welcome" He grinned, watching intently as she took the first sip.. "Is it alright? sorry I didn't ask what you wanted.."

"This is fine. Could you excuse me, I just need some air.." The man nodded and Lu walked through the swarm of drunk sweaty drunk people out of the house into the backgarden. A man laid passed out in the grass but apart from that it was empty. For a second she thought about how she could take advantage of the guy that was passed out but decided against it.

Lucille pulled out a cigarette and took a long puff. She pulled out her phone and decided to send Jen a text.. 'I think I have to leave this place.' Lu put the phone back in her pocket and continued puffing on her cigarette, taking sips of her drink inbetween whilst looking up to the bright stars overhead. She quickly finished both and was about to make her way back inside.. But the stars began to slowly return, dancing around infront of her eyes, zipping up and down across and then all the ways you could imagine. Lucilles vision was clouded with white. Her body was not responding to her command but she could still feel and hear everything.. as she fell her forehead cracked against the pavement.

The man stood in wait, monitoring Lucille through the window.. as soon as her body hit the ground he was outside. Putting her arm over his shoulder and lifting her up off the floor with his other arm around her waist.. "no.. off me" Lucille mumbled with her eyes still closed as she was lifted through the house..

"Don't worry, you're going to be fine.." He squeezed his hand firmer around her waist as he spoke in a low raspy voice.. Lucille could feel his breath on her ear sending repulsive shivers down her spine. The man made his way through the house and up the stairs but something stopped him on the landing.. or rather someone.

"Are you fucking kidding me? Put the girl down"

"She drank a little too much.. I'm just taking her to lay down" The man smirked, still with a firm grip on Lucilles wrist and waist.

"I said put the girl down and get the fuck out before I call the police.."

"Fine." The man hissed back and took his hands away from Lucille, letting her body drop to the ground with a hard thud.. He quickly turned and ran downstairs, hopefully straight for the exit.

Lucilles savior ran over to check on her.. It didn't take Ellie long to figure out that it was Lucille. The girls white hair splayed out on the floor. As she turned Lu face up she could clearly see a rather large cut on the side of the girls forehead, a smaller graze on her chin.. "Lucille?" Ellie asked softly, gently stroking her face, trying to get her to wake up. "Lucille come on I can't carry you on my own.." Ellie tried gently shaking the girl but she still wouldn't budge.. "Damn it!"

Lucille could hear the sound of Ellies rapid footsteps as she went running down the stairs.. soon enough the music stopped and all you could hear was people's voices.. asking what happened.. "Come on.. let's finish this party at my place!! Woo!!" A topless neon painted party goer screamed manically as he ran from the house with almost half of everyone that came.. The rest of them began making their way out as Ellie returned to Lucille with help.

"What is one of your friends even doing here?" Connor asked in a bitter tone as he followed Ellie up the stairs.

"I didn't exactly get the chance to ask since she's unconscious!" Ellie was furious with her older brother.. how could he be so careless inviting someone who isn't even legally allowed to drink, not to mention letting a predator into their home. "She's not waking up.. I think your friend must have drugged her.."

"You know me and my friends don't play like that.." Connor scowled, clearly hurt by the unintentional insult.. as they approached the white haired girl on the ground she finally came into focus. "Lu?.." Connor sped up and clumsily knelt by her side, checking that she's still breathing..

"You know her?"

"Yeah. Wait how old is she?"

"Now you care? You didn't think to ask her that before throwing her into the middle of a pack of horny men?.. Just help me get her to the shower before her body takes in more of that shit.."

Connor nodded.. Each sibling took an arm and placed it over their shoulder, beginning the stumble through to Ellies room and into her showeroom. "Ellie I really didn't mean for this to happen.. do you think she's going to be alright? what if she isn't.. what if she dies.. Will I go to jail?"

"Just get out.. you're not helping.." As Connor stood holding Lucille up, Ellie changed her position so that she was holding under Lucille's arms, with her chest to the lifeless girls back..

"Just tell me what you need me to do.." Connor tried to control his heavy breathing in an attempt to contain his mind, he watched as his little sister dragged the girl further into the shower.. Ellie sat down with the top of Lucilles body between her legs, holding her head up with one arm.

"Turn the shower on cool and leave please.. if anything happens believe me you will know about it.." Ellie spoke to Connor, unable to bring herself to look at him while he did what she'd asked. The water began soaking into both of the girls clothes, drenching them instantly.. "Now get out" The door closed and Ellie rolled Lucille more onto her side.. opening the girls mouth and shoving her fingers down her throat.. all that came was just a quick pulse that seemingly ran through Lucilles body.. Ellie wiped Lucilles hair away from her face and shoved her fingers in again, but still nothing other than a jolt.. "Come on Lucille.. if you don't bring it up I'll have to call an ambulance.."

Obviously Lucille couldn't reply.. but she was screaming in her mind 'Stay away from my mouth!!'

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NOTES-

Well maybe you can figure out what is going on with Lucille.. maybe you have no idea, either way I would love to know what you think.

Anyway, I hope you enjoyed reading, I hope you continue too in the future.. as always, love love and peace.